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Tom Murphy's Bio

Tom Murphy has been recognized as an innovative and progressive leader in the fraternity/sorority industry for nearly 30 years. Most recently, he served as the Executive Director of Phi Mu Delta Fraternity for seventeen years. Before Phi Mu Delta he was an experienced Fraternity/Sorority Advisor with positions at Gustavus Adolphus College, Lycoming College and Monmouth University. Prior to his professional role with Phi Mu Delta, he served on the Fraternity’s National Council, serving as Vice President and National President. Tom has been recognized by his peers with the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisor’s Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award and NGLA’s Phillipi Award and Guenzler Award. In addition, he has served on the North-American Interfraternity Conference’s Governing Council, the AFA Foundation Board and the Board of Directors of the Fraternity Executives Association.

Tom understands the power of a strong and thriving fraternity community on campus. In particular, Tom is dedicated to empowering the Interfraternity Council and campus fraternities to be transformative agents, and to provide superior experiences for their members. Whether you are looking to build an IFC from the ground up or you are seeking to strengthen an established community, Tom has the tools, experience and passion to see your community thrive!

WORKSHOP: IFC Start Up

- Membership attitude survey
- Development of Council Mission and Vision
- Governing document creation
- Council budgeting and financial modeling
- Officer identification and training
- Creation of strategic goals
- Recruitment methods

WORKSHOP: IFC Tune Up

- Membership attitude survey
- Council Officer consultations
- Examination of Council purpose and execution
- Re-examination of governing documents
- Council budgeting and financial modeling
- Officer training
- Creation of strategic goals
- Examination of recruitment/growth models
- Individual chapter consultations

WORKSHOP: IFC Lift Up

- Membership attitude survey
- Council officer consultations
- Council budgeting and financial modeling to provide added resources
- Creation of 1 - 3 year strategic plan
- Implementation of growth plan that includes strong recruitment/expansion metrics
- Development of member resources
- Council officer assessment tools
- Individual chapter consultations

"I was fortunate enough to have Tom as a member of a team I commissioned to evaluate the fraternity and sorority community during my first year at RIT. Over the course of multiple days, Tom undertook a holistic examination of our community, highlighted its strengths, and identified the opportunities for the community and its members to grow and excel. He was willing to dig deep and ask the hard questions, which allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of our community. Once he identified the root causes, Tom provided me a blueprint on how to make lasting change within our community. This blueprint served as the compass for the entirety of my tenure guiding the community. Tom provided both tangible goals and outcomes coupled aspirational opportunities. The information he provided during the course of his campus consultation was vital to our success and it served as the basis for the most lasting changes at RIT."
- Eric Pope, Associate Director, Student Affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology